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public service, that's what udalls do. senator udall, congratulations on your retirement. thank you for a job well done and so many best wishes to you and your life partner jill and your entire family. you have been a real blessing not only to new mexico but to our country. i yield the floor. mr. cardin: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from maryland. mr. cardin: thank you, madam president. i just really want to thank senator udall for his commitment to public service. when i think of a person of his talent, his expertise, his effectiveness, he has devoted his entire life to public service to make new mexico better, to make america better and for global justice. and i just really want to thank him for his many years of public service. i know he's not finished his commitment to try to help our community, but we're going to miss him on the floor of the united states senate. i've had a chance to work with senator udall when he was in the house of representatives and i was in the house of representatives and we worked on so many issues together to the enviro
public service, that's what udalls do. senator udall, congratulations on your retirement. thank you for a job well done and so many best wishes to you and your life partner jill and your entire family. you have been a real blessing not only to new mexico but to our country. i yield the floor. mr. cardin: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from maryland. mr. cardin: thank you, madam president. i just really want to thank senator udall for his commitment to public service. when i...
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udall: thank you, mr. president, for the recognition. i ask consent to call up my amendment 3414 as modified with the changes that are at the desk. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from new mexico, mr. udall, for himself and others, proposes an amendment numbered 3414 as modified. mr. udall: ski that further reading of the amendment be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: and i thank very much senator heinrich for being down here and talking about what this really means, and i know senator moran is also here on the floor. amtrak is designed to connect our communities. whether we live in ratone, new mexico, dodge city, kansas, or los angeles, california, it connects our communities. i'm pleased to offer this amendment with my friends from kansas and colorado because the southwest chief connects our communities, and we will continue to work together to support this national service. no doubt we will have a strong bipartisan vote to su
udall: thank you, mr. president, for the recognition. i ask consent to call up my amendment 3414 as modified with the changes that are at the desk. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from new mexico, mr. udall, for himself and others, proposes an amendment numbered 3414 as modified. mr. udall: ski that further reading of the amendment be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: and i thank very...
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senator udall, nor udall of new mexico has been an incredible steward and champion of so many of the things that the -- at the heart of our country's greatness. like america's great outdoors and natural lands, a culture enriched by tribal nations and enduring commitment to democracy. america's environment, native communities, and our right to vote are some of the fundamental elements that make this country so unique and senator udall has faithfully served the people of new mexico and all americans as an incredibly gifted national leader on these issues and so many more. i got to serve with senator udall on the commerce committee where during the pandemic we worked together to bridge the digital divide and expand broadband, especially for our tribal communities where as we all know, he served as a ranking member of the top democrat on the indian affairs committee. he also was proud to serve with senator udall on the rules committee. we worked on native american voting rights together, that he was the lead, he was the lead on so many bills that would make our democracy better. i hope o
senator udall, nor udall of new mexico has been an incredible steward and champion of so many of the things that the -- at the heart of our country's greatness. like america's great outdoors and natural lands, a culture enriched by tribal nations and enduring commitment to democracy. america's environment, native communities, and our right to vote are some of the fundamental elements that make this country so unique and senator udall has faithfully served the people of new mexico and all...
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udall: yes, please. mr. bennet: the senator from new mexico is so kind to refer to colorado outdoor recreation economy act. just a reminder, at the heart of that bill which is 400,000 acres of public lands in colorado, 70,000 of which is a wilderness area to protect our watershed which is the camp hale national historic land, the first national historic landscape designation in the history of the united states, and it memorializes the incredible work of our veterans who came to camp hale to train, to fight in the mountains of northern italy, pushed the nazis out of northern italy, and that wasn't even enough for them. then they came back and they started our entire outdoor recreation industry. our ski resort was the same generation of people. and that's an exact perfect example. i'm so glad senator udall brought it up, perfect example of why we need to preserve our public lands. with that, i'll turn it back over to senator udall. mr. udall: thanks, senator bennet, once again. thank you for that good work you
udall: yes, please. mr. bennet: the senator from new mexico is so kind to refer to colorado outdoor recreation economy act. just a reminder, at the heart of that bill which is 400,000 acres of public lands in colorado, 70,000 of which is a wilderness area to protect our watershed which is the camp hale national historic land, the first national historic landscape designation in the history of the united states, and it memorializes the incredible work of our veterans who came to camp hale to...
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udall: mr. president? mr. wyden: i ask unanimous consent that i be permitted to engage in a colloquy between senators udall, feinstein, and merkley. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: mr. president, let me say once again that like my colleague from oregon, i oppose reauthorization of the existing provisions that we've been debating here on the floor of the patriot act without significant reforms. i is also to say, i believe it's critical that the administration make public its interpretation of the patriot act so that members of congress and our public are not kept in the dark. that's the important work we have in front of us, and we have a real opportunity to accomplish those goals. mrs. feinstein: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from california. mrs. feinstein: if i might respond, i have agreed that these are important issues, and that the intelligence committee, which is charged with carrying out oversight over the 16 various intelligence agencies of what's
udall: mr. president? mr. wyden: i ask unanimous consent that i be permitted to engage in a colloquy between senators udall, feinstein, and merkley. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: mr. president, let me say once again that like my colleague from oregon, i oppose reauthorization of the existing provisions that we've been debating here on the floor of the patriot act without significant reforms. i is also to say, i believe it's critical that the administration make public its...
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i think it's important, certainly important for me, but in working with senator udall over this year, it has been a great partnership, a strong partnership when it comes to trying to meet the needs of those within indian country, to fund the critical services, and with this bill i think we're making good measure to do this. the two primary agencies that deliver service for the indian community are the bureau of indian affairs and the indian house service. together they receive $288 million over the 2019 levels, but we maintain all critical funding with some increases for indian country. for the bureau of indian affairs, the b.i.a., we maintain the substantial increases we provided over the last two fiscal year. we're helping on matters such as construction, operation, and maintenance of indian schools. we know, unfortunately, that -- that our -- our schools in so many of the reservationings in the lower 48 are simply -- reservations in the lower 48 are simply inadequate. the education scores we're seeing from our schools are not where we need to be. so making sure we're doing right by
i think it's important, certainly important for me, but in working with senator udall over this year, it has been a great partnership, a strong partnership when it comes to trying to meet the needs of those within indian country, to fund the critical services, and with this bill i think we're making good measure to do this. the two primary agencies that deliver service for the indian community are the bureau of indian affairs and the indian house service. together they receive $288 million over...
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udall: mr. president, we're in a quorum call, is that correct? the presiding officer: the senator is correct. mr. udall: i ask unanimous consent the quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: mr. president, i ask the chair lay before the senate a message from the house with respect to s. 743. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: resolved that the bill from the senate, s. 743, entitled an act to amend chapter 43 of title 25 united states code do pass with an amendment. mr. udall: i'd ask unanimous consent the senate concur in the house amendment, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate and any statements relating to the matter be placed in the record as if read. the presiding officer: without
udall: mr. president, we're in a quorum call, is that correct? the presiding officer: the senator is correct. mr. udall: i ask unanimous consent the quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: mr. president, i ask the chair lay before the senate a message...
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i want to thank senator udall for his leadership on the for the people act. i want to thank senator merkley for his leadership on this bill. this bill contains many provisions that deal with the fundamental values of this country. i also am proud of my colleague in the house of representatives, congressman sarbanes, who is the lead sponsor of h.r. 1, which is the we the people act, which passed the house of representatives a year ago and no action on the floor of the senate as a result of the majority leader's decision not to bring these bills to the floor. as i said, it includes a lot of different bills but all deal with america's values. these are the values that are the strength of this nation -- free and fair elections. that's what we promote globally because we know that is key to a stable democratic society, and yet when you look at the way that we conduct elections in this country, we're not setting a very high example. look at how much money is involved in elections in this country, from the president to our local offices, too much money speaks to who
i want to thank senator udall for his leadership on the for the people act. i want to thank senator merkley for his leadership on this bill. this bill contains many provisions that deal with the fundamental values of this country. i also am proud of my colleague in the house of representatives, congressman sarbanes, who is the lead sponsor of h.r. 1, which is the we the people act, which passed the house of representatives a year ago and no action on the floor of the senate as a result of the...
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udall: that's -- that's correct. so -- so what we're doing here today -- and senator merkley, i know you have introduced a freestanding proposal on the talking filibuster. we have joined together and i have also signed onto that. we have senate res. 10 which was filed on january 5 that has these five solid provisions for reforming the rules. i think if you look at these in history, if you look at these in history, they have had broad bipartisan support. i would at this point recognize that our colleague in this rules debate, our partner and hard worker, more senior and experienced on these rules matters has joined us, senator tom harkin from iowa. we're in a colloquy situation. mr. harkin: would you yield for an observation? mr. udall: you bet. the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mr. harkin: i want to thank my friends, my colleagues, senator udall and senator merkley, for their great relationship on this issue. they have brought a breath of fresh air to the senate in exposing, i think, what has become a gri
udall: that's -- that's correct. so -- so what we're doing here today -- and senator merkley, i know you have introduced a freestanding proposal on the talking filibuster. we have joined together and i have also signed onto that. we have senate res. 10 which was filed on january 5 that has these five solid provisions for reforming the rules. i think if you look at these in history, if you look at these in history, they have had broad bipartisan support. i would at this point recognize that our...
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before he was secretary udall, he was arizona's congressman udall. decades later, as i indicated, i served with his famous brother mo udall. now we serve with secretary udall's son and his nephew tom and mark. what a great legacy, two cousins serving in the senate. and, mr. president, a lot of people don't know their first cousin was gordon smith, the senator from oregon. it is an accomplished family. as a dedicated steward to our environment, stewart udall leaves a legacy. mr. president, the house of representatives deserves the appreciation of the entire nation for what they did last n.i.h. clearly, a majority of -- last night. clearly a majority voted to affirm what the senators passed on christmas eve. tomorrow the senate will begin to put the final touches on this enormous effort. last night's vote took courage and common sense. their votes were momentous. they were historic and they were right. after a century of working and waiting, going back to the days of theodore roosevelt, reform would become the law of the land not in a matter of years,
before he was secretary udall, he was arizona's congressman udall. decades later, as i indicated, i served with his famous brother mo udall. now we serve with secretary udall's son and his nephew tom and mark. what a great legacy, two cousins serving in the senate. and, mr. president, a lot of people don't know their first cousin was gordon smith, the senator from oregon. it is an accomplished family. as a dedicated steward to our environment, stewart udall leaves a legacy. mr. president, the...
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udall: mr. president, before i speak on the matter today which the group of senators here so eloquently and powerfully outlining for all of, i want to acknowledge that the 111th congress was one of the most productive in history. legislation that we passed here will make real changes for american families who are struggling through a tough economy, as the presiding officer knows, and with rising health care costs. and what we did will also make our military and our nation safer and stronger. we should be proud of the work that we accomplished here in the previous congress 789 but i have to also say that the last two years were a time -- previous congress. but i have to also say that the last two years were a time of partisan conflict and frustration. and if you don't take my word for it, you don't have to go far to listen to many of the impartial observers of the congress who will tell you that was exactly the case. and i rise today to join my voice in a rising number of members of colorado and
udall: mr. president, before i speak on the matter today which the group of senators here so eloquently and powerfully outlining for all of, i want to acknowledge that the 111th congress was one of the most productive in history. legislation that we passed here will make real changes for american families who are struggling through a tough economy, as the presiding officer knows, and with rising health care costs. and what we did will also make our military and our nation safer and stronger. we...
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udall: i thank the senator for the clarification. i look forward to hearing the senator from alabama. ms. mikulski: and then we turn to the senator from colorado for his comments. the presiding officer: the senator from alabama. mr. sessions: i ask unanimous consent that the senator from colorado be recognized after i complete my remarks. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. sessions: mr. president, pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement, i call up the sessions number 810. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from alabama, mr. sessions, proposes amendment numbered 810 to amendment numbered 738. mr. sessions: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent to waive the reading of the amendment in its entirety. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. sessions: mr. president, amendment 810 is to -- the purpose of it is to eliminate the categorical eligibility for supplemental nutrition assistance program, the snap program or the food stamp program, a categorical eligibility standard has been im
udall: i thank the senator for the clarification. i look forward to hearing the senator from alabama. ms. mikulski: and then we turn to the senator from colorado for his comments. the presiding officer: the senator from alabama. mr. sessions: i ask unanimous consent that the senator from colorado be recognized after i complete my remarks. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. sessions: mr. president, pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement, i call up the sessions number 810. the...
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amendment, and controlled by senator udall. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. levin: i understand under the pending u.c. that senator udall is now to be recognized to offer his amendment. the presiding officer: the senator is correct. under the previous order, the senator from colorado is recognized. mr. udall: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from colorado. mr. udall: i rise to speak in favor of amendment number 1107. first let me say that i know how hard chairman levin and ranking member mccain have worked to craft a defense authorization act that provides our armed forces with the equipment, the services, and the support that they need to keep us safe. and i want to thank also my colleagues from the armed services committee, a number of whom i see on the floor here this morning, for their diligence and their dedication to this important work. with that, let me turn to the amendment itself, and i wanted to start, mr. president, by thanking the cosponsors of the amendment. they include the chairwom
amendment, and controlled by senator udall. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. levin: i understand under the pending u.c. that senator udall is now to be recognized to offer his amendment. the presiding officer: the senator is correct. under the previous order, the senator from colorado is recognized. mr. udall: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from colorado. mr. udall: i rise to speak in favor of amendment number 1107. first let me say that i know how hard chairman...
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udall tom -- tom udall for the attention so many had on this issue. senator merkley spoke on the topic that this may seem obscure to many constituents. this is historic progress that will make the senate function better. that's the mission of these outstanding senators. madam president, if i might, i'd like to ask unanimous consent that senator merkley can be listed as a cosponsor of the amendment that i'm offering today. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: and, madam president, i will close on this note, i urge my colleagues to vote for this simple commonsense reform of the senate rules. madam president, i yield the floor. a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mr. grassley: i rise to support the wyden-grassley-mccaskill public holds proposal. i apologize to my two colleagues from oregon and missouri that i was not on the floor at the proper time. it's all my fault. i'm pleased to see this day come to where the senate will finally have the opportunity for an up or down vote on our freestanding senat
udall tom -- tom udall for the attention so many had on this issue. senator merkley spoke on the topic that this may seem obscure to many constituents. this is historic progress that will make the senate function better. that's the mission of these outstanding senators. madam president, if i might, i'd like to ask unanimous consent that senator merkley can be listed as a cosponsor of the amendment that i'm offering today. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: and, madam...
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udall: madam president, thank you for the recognition. madam president, we are at a crucial point in our democracy, a big decision to be made. tomorrow we can correct this unconstitutional violation by the president of the united states. taking military money, military readiness money, national security money and moving it over for a border wall. canceling these 127 projects, it's not just a one-off. lets all remember that. we all know the president fully intends to keep at it. it's already -- it's already been reported if the president doesn't get the $5 billion he's requested for his wall in 2020, the next budget year, the administration plans to take another $3.# billion -- $3.6 billion from the pentagon's construction budget. this president won't stop raiding funds we have appropriated unless we stop him and terminate his sham emergency declaration. the careful planning for the 127 canceled projects contrast sharply with the administration's haphazard rush to build the president's wall. the president wants 500 miles of wall before the
udall: madam president, thank you for the recognition. madam president, we are at a crucial point in our democracy, a big decision to be made. tomorrow we can correct this unconstitutional violation by the president of the united states. taking military money, military readiness money, national security money and moving it over for a border wall. canceling these 127 projects, it's not just a one-off. lets all remember that. we all know the president fully intends to keep at it. it's already --...
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udall: mr. president, i would ask unanimous consent that senators hagan, kerry, begich and franken be added to my amendment, numbered 2985. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: mr. president, i believe we are reaching the end of our time designated to debate this amendment. the presiding officer: all the democratic time has expired. mr. udall: i would like to add a couple final remarks to the remarks i made earlier. i think we have heard a compelling reason to remove section 313 from the national defense authorization act, national security, energies security. let's stand with our military leadership, let's stand with our n.c.o.'s, let's stand with our enlisted personnel and ensure the military can continue to invest in this very important area of energy security which will save lives, create economic opportunity and make sure that we can project force abroad and protect the values we hold so dear. i urge my colleagues to vote for this amendment. i think at 2:00 we have a tentati
udall: mr. president, i would ask unanimous consent that senators hagan, kerry, begich and franken be added to my amendment, numbered 2985. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: mr. president, i believe we are reaching the end of our time designated to debate this amendment. the presiding officer: all the democratic time has expired. mr. udall: i would like to add a couple final remarks to the remarks i made earlier. i think we have heard a compelling reason to remove section 313...
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udall: thank you very much today. i rise to introduce the hardrock mining and reclamation act of 2015. first i want to thank senator heinrich who will be here in a moment and be speaking for working with me on this bill. he's a dedicated conservation senator and really, really cares about this issue, and we've both been working together on this. i so much appreciate all of his hard work and his commitment to this important legislation. and i also want to thank senator bennet and senator wyden, thank them for their support and hard work on this bill. i'd also like to thank our new mexico colleague, congressman lu juan for his efforts on the house side. we're proposing this bill for one reason, to reform the mining law of 1872. it is a matter of simple fairness. it is a matter of common sense. and it is a reform that is long overdue. the 1872 mining law played an historic role in the settling of the west. it encouraged mining for silver, gold, copper, uranium, and other minerals on public lands. it helped the west to gr
udall: thank you very much today. i rise to introduce the hardrock mining and reclamation act of 2015. first i want to thank senator heinrich who will be here in a moment and be speaking for working with me on this bill. he's a dedicated conservation senator and really, really cares about this issue, and we've both been working together on this. i so much appreciate all of his hard work and his commitment to this important legislation. and i also want to thank senator bennet and senator wyden,...
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when i say "senator udall," i mean the other senator udall, mr. president. before i get into the details of why i oppose these detainee provisions, i think it's important to recognize that september 11, irreis recognizably and unalterably, changed our lives. i was in minnesota that terrible day. a number of minnesotans died in the towers, in the air, and at the pentagon. in new york in the months following the attacks, i attend the funerals of those who sacrificed their lives to help rescue folks from the towers. i can't shake those images from my mind. i'm guessing, like many of you, i won't ever be able to erase the horrors of september 11 from my mind. september 11 reminded us that we are vulnerable and that we are fighting an unusual enemy that forces us to reassess our approach to counterterrorism and has forced us to redouble our forts to track down people -- forced us to track down people aiming to do us harm. but it is exactly in these difficult moments in these periods of war when our country is under attack when we must be doubly vigilant about pro
when i say "senator udall," i mean the other senator udall, mr. president. before i get into the details of why i oppose these detainee provisions, i think it's important to recognize that september 11, irreis recognizably and unalterably, changed our lives. i was in minnesota that terrible day. a number of minnesotans died in the towers, in the air, and at the pentagon. in new york in the months following the attacks, i attend the funerals of those who sacrificed their lives to help...
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udall: thank you, mr. president. i would ask consent to carry on a short colloquy with senator merkley and maybe other senators that may join us in as much time as i may consume. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: thank you, mr. president. senator merkley, i've listened very carefully. you and i have worked dill gently, i think -- diligently, i think, since we got into the senate to try to make sure that the senate was functioning properly. what we want to see more than anything, i think, is bipartisanship, working together. whenever we worked on the rules, i know that one of our principles that was a good one is that draft rules so that they apply whether you're in the majority or the minority. and that's something i think we've done on a regular basis is try to look at the rules and say if we do the right set of rules, then if we're in the minority, we'll feel good about it and if we're in the majority, they'll work for us that way also. and so i'm wondering with -- i see calls of reform all aroun
udall: thank you, mr. president. i would ask consent to carry on a short colloquy with senator merkley and maybe other senators that may join us in as much time as i may consume. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: thank you, mr. president. senator merkley, i've listened very carefully. you and i have worked dill gently, i think -- diligently, i think, since we got into the senate to try to make sure that the senate was functioning properly. what we want to see more than...
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udall: i have two unanimous consent requests i'd like to direct to the chair. the first one is i would ask unanimous consent the following staff of the finance committee be allowed on the senate floor for the remainder of the 112th congress -- andrea chapman, claire green, sara weaver, sterling louden, owen hawk ye, james mathis and owen stefans. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: i also have eight unanimous consent requests for committees to meet during today's session of the senate. they have the approval of the majority and minority leaders. i ask unanimous consent that these requests be agreed to and these requests be printed in the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: madam president, i yield the floor and i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. udall: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from colorado. mr. udall: madam president, i would ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. ud
udall: i have two unanimous consent requests i'd like to direct to the chair. the first one is i would ask unanimous consent the following staff of the finance committee be allowed on the senate floor for the remainder of the 112th congress -- andrea chapman, claire green, sara weaver, sterling louden, owen hawk ye, james mathis and owen stefans. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: i also have eight unanimous consent requests for committees to meet during today's session of the...
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udall: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from new mexico. mr. udall: mr. president, thank you for the recognition. i ask unanimous consent that wolu bukulobayu and other congressional fellows in my office be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the 115th congress. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: thank you, mr. president. and, mr. president, i just want to tell you how proud i am to join senator whitehouse today on the floor, and i want to thank the senator from rhode island for his continuing to bring the urgency of combating climate change to the attention of this body. i admire his passion and his intellectual clout, which has been brought specifically to climate change a number of times here on the floor of the united states senate, and he has been a great advocate for his state of rhode island, where we all know there are going to be very serious impacts -- sea level rise, one of the major ones, but many others as a result of how climate change and global warming are playing out. let's state several things here that are cl
udall: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from new mexico. mr. udall: mr. president, thank you for the recognition. i ask unanimous consent that wolu bukulobayu and other congressional fellows in my office be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the 115th congress. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: thank you, mr. president. and, mr. president, i just want to tell you how proud i am to join senator whitehouse today on the floor, and i want to thank the...
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udall: madam president? mr. mccain: before the senator goes ahead, madam president, i ask unanimous consent that lieutenant commander todd latwick, a navy fellow in my office, and interns daniel edwards and natalie bismarck, be allowed floor privileges during the senate's debate on s. 3254, the national defense authorization act. and i also ask unanimous consent that my opening statement be made a part of the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from colorado. mr. udall: madam president, pursuant to senator levin's question about a time agreement, i would -- i would ask unanimous consent that the majority side have 30 minutes to speak to my amendment and the republican side have 15 minutes to speak to the amendment. the presiding officer: is there an objection? without objection. mr. udall: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from colorado. mr. udall: i will speak to my amendment for 10, 12, maybe 15 minutes and i know se
udall: madam president? mr. mccain: before the senator goes ahead, madam president, i ask unanimous consent that lieutenant commander todd latwick, a navy fellow in my office, and interns daniel edwards and natalie bismarck, be allowed floor privileges during the senate's debate on s. 3254, the national defense authorization act. and i also ask unanimous consent that my opening statement be made a part of the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: madam president? the...
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udall: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from new mexico. mr. udall: mr. president, i rise -- and i thank my colleague, senator vitter. it's been a real pleasure working with him on the toxic substances control act, and we -- i think we brought this a long, long way. but i rise first to speak on the pending cybersecurity legislation and then i will be seeking unanimous consent to process another bill. protecting our national security and economic interests from cyber attack is a very important priority. i commend senator burr and senator feinstein for their hard work on their legislation. irknow thei know they have also gone through a lot to get floor time on their bill and are working to process amendments. it is clear that they have made a serious effort. i respect the chairman and vice-chairman and their staffs for their work. and my understanding is this will pass with a large bipartisan majority in the senate. as chairman burr stated yesterday, the house has already acted on cybersecurity legislation. he is eager to start reconciling differences and g
udall: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from new mexico. mr. udall: mr. president, i rise -- and i thank my colleague, senator vitter. it's been a real pleasure working with him on the toxic substances control act, and we -- i think we brought this a long, long way. but i rise first to speak on the pending cybersecurity legislation and then i will be seeking unanimous consent to process another bill. protecting our national security and economic interests from cyber attack is a...
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and, obviously, the udal udall y has a great deal to be proud of. his father's great public srvetion his uncle's great public service and he's carrying on with that tradition, as is tom udall, my colleague from new mexico. we're very fortunate to have the udall family working hard to make this a best place, and i hope this legislation that we've introduced today can become law soon, and we will have that additional recognition for stewart udall and his contribution to the country. mr. president, let me also speak just for a moment about earth day. this is the 40th anniversary of earth day, the 40th earth day, in fact, 292nd of april. -- the 22nd of april. and i am speaking now because of mire great admiration for the work of senator gaylord nelson in establishing this earth day. i was reminded of it in two respects in the last week. one was getting to visit with his widow, carrie lee nelson, who is a great personage herself, made a great contribution to his career in public service and continues today to advocate for the same issues that he advocate
and, obviously, the udal udall y has a great deal to be proud of. his father's great public srvetion his uncle's great public service and he's carrying on with that tradition, as is tom udall, my colleague from new mexico. we're very fortunate to have the udall family working hard to make this a best place, and i hope this legislation that we've introduced today can become law soon, and we will have that additional recognition for stewart udall and his contribution to the country. mr....
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udall: mr. president, i ask that the quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: mr. president, i come to the senate floor once again to urge my colleagues to act on extending the production tax credit for wind, otherwise known as the p.t.c. if we let the production tax credit, the p.t.c., expire in the next 18 days -- we literally have 18 days left before it does expire -- that expiration has the potential to cost our economy thousands of good-paying middle-class jobs. we just can't let that happen. tens of thousands of americans who work in the wind industry are depending on us to extend this important credit, and in doing so save jobs and encourage investment in more states like my state of colorado and the presiding officer's state of new mexico. if we fail to extend the p.t.c., we risk jeopardizing not only our economic growth but also our capacity, our potential, our ability to continue leading the world in the development and use of clean energy technology.
udall: mr. president, i ask that the quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: mr. president, i come to the senate floor once again to urge my colleagues to act on extending the production tax credit for wind, otherwise known as the p.t.c. if we let the production tax credit, the p.t.c., expire in the next 18 days -- we literally have 18 days left before it does expire -- that expiration has the potential to cost our economy thousands of good-paying...
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udall: thank you, mr. president. i was next going to ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment and call up my amendment 1845. i understand the senate is at a bit of an impasse but if i might, i'd like to talk about my amendment without calling it up with the hope later my friend and colleague senator wyden would be able to call up my amendment and put it on the list of pending amendments. the presiding officer: the senator may proceed. mr. udall: so i'm going to talk a little bit about this important effort which has been authored in partisanship with my -- partnership with my friend from the state of maine, senator collins. i want to say how important it is we're finally debating for the first time in years an energy bill in the senate. and i think the fact that we're here today is a huge testament to my colleague from the great state state of new hampshire, senator shaheen, and my friend frend from my days in the house, senator portman, and the leadership of chairman wyden and ranking member murkowsk
udall: thank you, mr. president. i was next going to ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment and call up my amendment 1845. i understand the senate is at a bit of an impasse but if i might, i'd like to talk about my amendment without calling it up with the hope later my friend and colleague senator wyden would be able to call up my amendment and put it on the list of pending amendments. the presiding officer: the senator may proceed. mr. udall: so i'm going to talk a little bit...
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udall: mr. president, i would ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i come to the floor to comment on the bill in front of us today, and i want to just start my remarks by acknowledging the leadership of chairman levin, ranking member mccain. under their tooth los angeles -- tutelage and leadership, they have provided an act that provides our armed forces with the equipment, services, training and the overall support that they need to keep us safe while they themselves are being protected. and i want to thank the chairman, the ranking member, my staff, colleagues, and i think most importantly the wonderful staff that work for us for their diligence and dedication to this important work. mr. president, i also come to the floor to speak out against a proposed change that would, i think, alter what has been a very effective set of terrorist detention policies and procedures, and i believe t
udall: mr. president, i would ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i come to the floor to comment on the bill in front of us today, and i want to just start my remarks by acknowledging the leadership of chairman levin, ranking member mccain. under their tooth los angeles -- tutelage and leadership, they have provided an act that provides our armed forces with the equipment, services,...
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udall: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the pending amendment be set aside and amendment 1107 be called up. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from colorado, mr. udall, proposes an amendment numbered 1107. strike subtitle 2 of title 10 and insert the following. subtitle d, detainee matters. section 1031, review of authority of the armed forces of the united states. mr. udall: mr. president, i'd ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. the senator from louisiana. ms. landrieu: thank you, mr. president. i ask to make pending or to set aside the pending amendments and to call up amendment number 1015 and i ask to make it pending on behalf of myself, senator snowe. and i appreciate the cosponsorship of senators shaheen, brown and kerry, if we could call up the amendment. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. the clerk will rep
udall: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the pending amendment be set aside and amendment 1107 be called up. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from colorado, mr. udall, proposes an amendment numbered 1107. strike subtitle 2 of title 10 and insert the following. subtitle d, detainee matters. section 1031, review of authority of the armed forces of the united states. mr. udall: mr. president, i'd ask unanimous...
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udall: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator new mexico. mr. udall: mr. president, i would ask to waive the quorum call, dispense with the quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection, the senator from new mexico is recognized. mr. udall: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i rise today to just say a few words about my good friend and my mentor in the senate, senator richard lugar. i heard both leaders here this morning mention senator lugar, and i just thought i would rise for a minute to talk about him because i've been lucky to have him as a mentor since i've arrived in the senate. senator mark pryor organized for our class when we came in mentors, usually a senior democrat, senior republican, and senator lugar was -- was that mentor for me, and he -- i've spent, as a result of that, a great deal of time with him, both in -- at the foreign senate relations committee and in a variety of committeings, and he's always given me -- the remarkable thing ssess a always given me -- he's always given me very, very valuable advice. and above all, h
udall: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator new mexico. mr. udall: mr. president, i would ask to waive the quorum call, dispense with the quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection, the senator from new mexico is recognized. mr. udall: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i rise today to just say a few words about my good friend and my mentor in the senate, senator richard lugar. i heard both leaders here this morning mention senator lugar, and i just thought i would...
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udall: mr. president, i'd ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: mr. president, senator lugar and i have introduced this modified amendment in working with senator dodd and the treasury department and the federal reserve to find a way to increase america's access to their credit scores. before i talk a little bit about the amendment, i wanted to, given the chairman of the committee and my friend and colleague from connecticut is on the floor, thank senator dodd specifically for working with me and a group of about 20 bipartisan senators to provide greater access to consumers' credit scores. senator dodd had a thoughtful, incisive idea about how we might be able to move this bill -- this amendment i should say to the floor of the senate, and that was to provide a credit score on a transactional basis, and that's what this amendment does. a credit score affects a consumer's interest rates and monthly payments
udall: mr. president, i'd ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: mr. president, senator lugar and i have introduced this modified amendment in working with senator dodd and the treasury department and the federal reserve to find a way to increase america's access to their credit scores. before i talk a little bit about the amendment, i wanted to, given the chairman of the committee and my friend and...
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udall: thank you, mr. president. let me start by asking unanimous consent that the following staff of the finance committee be allowed on the senate floor for the remainder of the 112th congress. sara butler, anderson hyman, luke johnson, roland smith, david swedman. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i have returned to the senate floor to pick up where i left off when congress adjourned a month ago, and that is to continue with my daily efforts to urge this congress, our congress, the house and the senate, to extend the wind production tax credit. i rise before the senate to discuss an industry that's created tens of thousands of good-paying jobs for american workers and has contributed billions of dollars, literally billions of dollars to our economy. mr. president, i think you know this and all of our colleagues should know this, that this is an industry that will be in grave trouble if we in the congress don't act soon. by that, i actually mean immediatel
udall: thank you, mr. president. let me start by asking unanimous consent that the following staff of the finance committee be allowed on the senate floor for the remainder of the 112th congress. sara butler, anderson hyman, luke johnson, roland smith, david swedman. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i have returned to the senate floor to pick up where i left off when congress adjourned a month ago, and that is to continue with my...
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let me tell you about our senior senator tom udall in one of the first times i ever spent any serious time with tom udall actually on horseback and tom was serving at the time as the congressman for northern new mexico's third congressional district and i was leading a group called the coalition for new mexico wilderness. together we rode into rugged r nations is, and canyons the original las vegas that i hoped would soon be designated as the wilderness and it was clear right away that tom shared my sense of wondert in the outdoors and in wild places and a strong commitment to protect those precious landscapes for future generations. walking the halls of congress he was pretty comfortable on that horse of his, much more so than myself. ,ore than one decade later knight would repeat that horseback ride alongside president trump's then interior secretary ryan is a key. we were both serving in the senate by this point and we had successfully worked together to establish, not just the [inaudible] but also the columbine hondo and the national preserve in the oregon mountain desert peak nat
let me tell you about our senior senator tom udall in one of the first times i ever spent any serious time with tom udall actually on horseback and tom was serving at the time as the congressman for northern new mexico's third congressional district and i was leading a group called the coalition for new mexico wilderness. together we rode into rugged r nations is, and canyons the original las vegas that i hoped would soon be designated as the wilderness and it was clear right away that tom...
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udall: mr. president, i rise once again to discuss the production tax credit for wind energy and i want to urge all of my colleagues to extend it as soon as possible. i've been coming to the senate floor on an ongoing basis to highlight the tremendous growth of the wind energy industry from colorado to texas to pennsylvania. and today i want to talk about the future of clean energy jobs in the great state of rhode island. if you look around our country, mr. president, we find success stories everywhere. and wind energy is a bright spod spot for communities across america. which supports good manufacturing jobs in places like the united states and rhode island, and this despite the great recession. rhode island has dedicated itself to building a clean energy future, a key part of which is offshore wind energy. the entire eastern seaboard has massive offshore wind potential, and rhode island is one of the first states to begin construction on a project off of its coast. and if you look at the char
udall: mr. president, i rise once again to discuss the production tax credit for wind energy and i want to urge all of my colleagues to extend it as soon as possible. i've been coming to the senate floor on an ongoing basis to highlight the tremendous growth of the wind energy industry from colorado to texas to pennsylvania. and today i want to talk about the future of clean energy jobs in the great state of rhode island. if you look around our country, mr. president, we find success stories...
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udall: mr. president, i urge my colleagues to do the right thing and let's finally fix this unnecessarily federal limit on small business loans and support a smart, focused, bipartisan amendment to increase job growth and support for our local small businesses. mr. president, i believe my amendment is at the desk. i ask unanimous consent that the pending amendment be set aside and that the udall amendment number 242 be called up, and i ask for its immediate consideration. the presiding officer: is there objection? ms. landrieu: yes, i object, mr. president. the presiding officer: objection is heard. mr. udall: mr. president, if i might ask through the chair my colleague the nature of the objection, give than this would be so important to expanding business opportunities when our economy is in -- in a troubled state. the presiding officer: the senior senator is recognized -- from louisiana is recognized. ms. landrieu: i'm happy to report or respond through the chair that a member of the senate ha
udall: mr. president, i urge my colleagues to do the right thing and let's finally fix this unnecessarily federal limit on small business loans and support a smart, focused, bipartisan amendment to increase job growth and support for our local small businesses. mr. president, i believe my amendment is at the desk. i ask unanimous consent that the pending amendment be set aside and that the udall amendment number 242 be called up, and i ask for its immediate consideration. the presiding officer:...
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udall: madam president, i was the chairman on the house side of the space subcommittee and i know what space means to colorado. i know what it means to our nation. yesterday senator bennett and i had the opportunity to meet with nasa administrator, former general and now administrator charlie bolden to urge him to reevaluate the decision included in the president's budget request for nasa to terminate the constellation program. this program is developing the successor to the retiring space shuttle known as the orion capsule and the aries rocket. those two technologies will be teamed up in the planning that was brought together. now, we had a frank and productive discussion with administrator bolden. senator bennett and i discussed with him the importance of this program especially of the orion capsule to jobs in colorado and more importantly in space. general bolden assured us he wants to be flexible and work with congress on this nasa budget and that he's committed to human space flight. in other words, madam president, the president's budget request is the beginning of a long process
udall: madam president, i was the chairman on the house side of the space subcommittee and i know what space means to colorado. i know what it means to our nation. yesterday senator bennett and i had the opportunity to meet with nasa administrator, former general and now administrator charlie bolden to urge him to reevaluate the decision included in the president's budget request for nasa to terminate the constellation program. this program is developing the successor to the retiring space...
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udall: thank you, madam president. i yield the floor. ms. collins: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from maine. ms. collins: madam president, is there -- could the president inform me of whether or not there's an order to proceed right now or whether there's some additional time for morning business? the presiding officer: there is 4 minutes remaining for the majority in morning business. ms. collins: thank you, madam president. a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from colorado. mr. udall: could i ask unanimous consent that the senator from maine be recognized for 4 minutes? the presiding officer: without objection. ms. collins: thank you, madam president. i understand that senator baldwin is on the way to make her maiden speech, and i promise that i will stop talking the moment that she enters the chamber. and i thank my colleague from colorado. madam president, later today the senate will vote on a resolution that has been introduced by senators menendez and graham. and i'm very pleased to join my senate colleagues in c
udall: thank you, madam president. i yield the floor. ms. collins: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from maine. ms. collins: madam president, is there -- could the president inform me of whether or not there's an order to proceed right now or whether there's some additional time for morning business? the presiding officer: there is 4 minutes remaining for the majority in morning business. ms. collins: thank you, madam president. a senator: madam president? the presiding...
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udall: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from colorado. mr. udall: mr. president, before i talk about the importance of the wind production tax credit, i have three unanimous consent requests for committees to meet during today's session of the senate. they have the approval of the majority and minority leaders. and, therefore, i'd ask unanimous consent that these requests be agreed to and that these requests be printed in the record. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. udall: mr. president, i come to the floor again to urge my colleagues to extend the production tax credit for wind energy. i would like to note that on the heels of senator durbin's comments about china, we wish the chinese energy industry well, but we don't want to outsource our wind energy jobs to china needlessly. and we're on a path to do so. and i see my colleague from iowa here, senator grassley, who i know will speak later on the wind production tax credit. but it's going to expire in
udall: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from colorado. mr. udall: mr. president, before i talk about the importance of the wind production tax credit, i have three unanimous consent requests for committees to meet during today's session of the senate. they have the approval of the majority and minority leaders. and, therefore, i'd ask unanimous consent that these requests be agreed to and that these requests be printed in the record. the presiding officer: without objection, so...
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udall: mr. president, i'd ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. udall: mr. president, i also ask unanimous consent i be recognized to speak for ten minutes as if in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. udall: thank you, mr. president. i rise today to speak in favor of a critical issue for my state, and that is much-needed wildfire relief. i want to be more specific. colorado has been in dire need of emergency watershed protection funds since fires raged in my state just six months ago. just six months ago we were in the news not only in our country but around the world because of the fires in our state. and this is an important issue, one of the most important issues confronting my state because the last fire season was the worst literally on record. and although the fires no longer burn, the threats that they pose to entire communities persist long after the final embers are extingui
udall: mr. president, i'd ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. udall: mr. president, i also ask unanimous consent i be recognized to speak for ten minutes as if in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. udall: thank you, mr. president. i rise today to speak in favor of a critical issue for my state, and that is much-needed wildfire relief. i want to be more specific. colorado has been...
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senator udall, nor udall of new mexico has been an incredible steward and champion of so many of the things that the -- at the heart of our country's greatness. like america's great outdoors and natural lands, a culture enriched by tribal nations and enduring commitment to democracy. america's environment, native communities, and our right to vote are some of the fundamental elements that make this country so unique and senator udall has faithfully served the people of new mexico and all americans as an incredibly gifted national leader on these issues and so many more. i got to serve with senator udall on the commerce committee where during the pandemic we worked together to bridge the digital divide and expand broadband, especially for our tribal communities where as we all know, he served as a ranking member of the top democrat on the indian affairs committee. he also was proud to serve with senator udall on the rules committee. we worked on native american voting rights together, that he was the lead, he was the lead on so many bills that would make our democracy better. i hope o
senator udall, nor udall of new mexico has been an incredible steward and champion of so many of the things that the -- at the heart of our country's greatness. like america's great outdoors and natural lands, a culture enriched by tribal nations and enduring commitment to democracy. america's environment, native communities, and our right to vote are some of the fundamental elements that make this country so unique and senator udall has faithfully served the people of new mexico and all...
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senator udall and i asked then, does the n.s.a. collect any type of data at all on millions or hundreds of millions of americans? and the agency is unwilling to answer the question. so that's what this debate is all about. is reforming the fisa amendments, you know, act and, in particular, getting enough information so it is possible for the senate to say to our constituents, we are doing oversight over this program. and i think right now, based on what we have outlined over the last three or more hours, madam president, i think it's clear that on so many of the central, you know, questions, the gap, for example, between the secret interpretations of the law and the public interpretation of the law, our inability to find out whether americans in their wholly domestic communications have had their rights violated, how many law-abiding americans have had their e-mails and phone calls swept up under fisa authorities. responses to these questions that stem from public remarks made by intelligence officials at public conferences, the in
senator udall and i asked then, does the n.s.a. collect any type of data at all on millions or hundreds of millions of americans? and the agency is unwilling to answer the question. so that's what this debate is all about. is reforming the fisa amendments, you know, act and, in particular, getting enough information so it is possible for the senate to say to our constituents, we are doing oversight over this program. and i think right now, based on what we have outlined over the last three or...
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udall: thank you very much, and thank you, senator schumer, for those very kind remarks earlier. as you know, i announced i wasn't running for reelection last year, and if i knew everyone was going to be so nice to me, i might have announced it earlier. i'm not the only senator who is giving a farewell speech. many of us got to hear lamar alexander last week. lamar is the perfect example of what a united states senator should be. before i was wet behind wet behs in the senate, my first week here, lamar invited me and my wife jill to dinner. there it began, jill and lamar's wife honey became fast friends and lamar and i built the kind of friendship that is essential in the senate. we worked together to get things done for our states, bolstering our national laboratories and conserving our great outdoors. something else we shared was mario, our barber in the barber shop and to be honest, that is the best place to learn about the senate, sitting in mario's chair. friendships like i have with lamar and mario is what i will miss most about the senate, the friendships. and because as a
udall: thank you very much, and thank you, senator schumer, for those very kind remarks earlier. as you know, i announced i wasn't running for reelection last year, and if i knew everyone was going to be so nice to me, i might have announced it earlier. i'm not the only senator who is giving a farewell speech. many of us got to hear lamar alexander last week. lamar is the perfect example of what a united states senator should be. before i was wet behind wet behs in the senate, my first week...
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president, i ask consent that senators warner, udall, tom udall, and mark udall and shaheen and senator merkley be allowed to engage in a colloquy for up to 25 minutes. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. a senator: mr. president? mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from virginia is recognized. mr. warner: mr. president, as we approach the end of this long journey, or at least the end of the first step of this long journey, i and a number of my other freshmen colleagues are going to come down one more time to the floor to engage in a conversation for a few moments about what this health care bill will mean to our constituents and to the people of the united states. i'm going to talk about some of the causes of how we got here and some of the consequences of what would happen if we don't act and at the end i'm going to add some comments about how we make sure that we implement this bill in appropriate fashion. recognizing that the hour is late and colleagues have got other items, i'd like to, first of all, ask my good friend, the senator from illinois, sen
president, i ask consent that senators warner, udall, tom udall, and mark udall and shaheen and senator merkley be allowed to engage in a colloquy for up to 25 minutes. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. a senator: mr. president? mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from virginia is recognized. mr. warner: mr. president, as we approach the end of this long journey, or at least the end of the first step of this long journey, i and a number of my other freshmen...
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udall: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from colorado is recognized. mr. udall: i ask unanimous consent the quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: thank you, mr. president. earlier this week, i came to the senate floor to speak about the importance of the forestry title in what is a bipartisan farm bill that we're considering right now as i speak. in my previous remarks, i spoke about a growing emergency in our nation's forests caused by the largest bark beetle outbreak in our recorded history, an outbreak that's projected to kill nearly every lodge pole pine in colorado. i know the presiding officer from the neighboring state of new mexico is experiencing these same conditions in his state. the forest service has estimated that 100,000 dead trees are falling in our forests every day. hard to imagine, but their estimates are such. 100,000 trees every day. that means that our landscapes are littered with tinder ready to burn, which combined wi
udall: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from colorado is recognized. mr. udall: i ask unanimous consent the quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: thank you, mr. president. earlier this week, i came to the senate floor to speak about the importance of the forestry title in what is a bipartisan farm bill that we're considering right now as i speak. in my previous remarks, i spoke about a growing emergency in our nation's forests caused by the...
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and i was proud to serve with senator udall in the rules committee. we worked on native american votings rights together. he was the lead on so many bills that would make our democracy better. and i hope that one of his legacies is when he's gone, we will be able to finally put these laws into operation and get them done. one of his great pieces of legislation was a constitutional amendment to overturn citizen's united and one day, we will get this done. so many people are tired of the money streaming into our politics, the facts that you have hidden money streaming into our politics and his amendment, i would fix so much of this. he was also co-founder of the congressional international caucus where he left his mark on the country to protect public lands and national parks and promoting leadership in conservation. from his years as new mexico's attorney general to his tenure in the house of representatives and 12 years as a u.s. senator. tom udall has literally been a giant in public service, no one should surprised. he summed up with what drove him
and i was proud to serve with senator udall in the rules committee. we worked on native american votings rights together. he was the lead on so many bills that would make our democracy better. and i hope that one of his legacies is when he's gone, we will be able to finally put these laws into operation and get them done. one of his great pieces of legislation was a constitutional amendment to overturn citizen's united and one day, we will get this done. so many people are tired of the money...
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udall: thank you. i want to tank my colleague from minnesota for his forebearance. the presiding officer: the senate will be in order. the senator from colorado. mr. udall: i rise today in support of our local small businesses and retailers across colorado. the presiding officer: the senate is in a quorum call. mr. udall: i would ask that the quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: i rise today in support of our local small businesses and retailers across colorado and i'd like to think across our great country. senator durbin and senator enzi have introduced a bipartisan bill, the marketplace fairness act, of which i am a cosponsor. and it would level the playing field for businesses locate in colorado by requiring out-of-state state online sellers to collect and remit the same local and state sales taxes that they have to pay. it just makes common sense, which is why a similar amendment during the budget debate a few weeks ago, which i also cosponsored, passed by a bipartisan vote of e 75-24678 te marketplace fairness act is abou
udall: thank you. i want to tank my colleague from minnesota for his forebearance. the presiding officer: the senate will be in order. the senator from colorado. mr. udall: i rise today in support of our local small businesses and retailers across colorado. the presiding officer: the senate is in a quorum call. mr. udall: i would ask that the quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: i rise today in support of our local small businesses and retailers across...
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on budget amendment; senator mark udall of colorado number 4016 regarding credit scores; senator shelby of alabama's amendments consumer bureau; senator whitehouse of rhode island, the state usury laws; senator vitter number 4003, the manufacturing amendment; senator cantwell and senator mccain's stkpwhras steagall -- glass-steagall amendment. 3986. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. mr. dodd: mr. president, i believe the senator from illinois -- mr. durbin: it's my understanding that under the unanimous consent request -- the presiding officer: under the previous order, there will be ten minutes of debate equally divided. the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: mr. president, i ask that the chair inform me when i have one minute left of my five minutes. i think this is an amendment that's well known to my colleagues. i've spoken on the floor several times. it is about the interchange fees charged to small businesses across america for the use of credit cards. this amendment does the following things: it directs the federal reserve to ensure the deb
on budget amendment; senator mark udall of colorado number 4016 regarding credit scores; senator shelby of alabama's amendments consumer bureau; senator whitehouse of rhode island, the state usury laws; senator vitter number 4003, the manufacturing amendment; senator cantwell and senator mccain's stkpwhras steagall -- glass-steagall amendment. 3986. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. mr. dodd: mr. president, i believe the senator from illinois -- mr....
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udall: thank you, mr. president, for the recognition, and i thank senator gardner for his hard work on this excellent piece of legislation. mr. president, today our nation is in pain. it is the pain of centuries of deeply embedded racial injustice. this nation has watched in horror as the last 8 minutes and 46 seconds of george floyd's life were cruelly and needlessly taken from him by a police officer. our nation grieves for the families of breonna taylor, ahmaud arbery, and so many other innocent black men and women violently taken from their families and loved ones. this is a pain all too familiar for too many black americans. and this is a moment of reckoning for our nation. black americans have borne the brunt of this systemic racism, as have hispanic and native american communities in new mexico and across the nation. so many of our officers protect and serve with honor and integrity, but we cannot continue to sweep police brutality and racial inequality under the rug, ignoring these painful legacies
udall: thank you, mr. president, for the recognition, and i thank senator gardner for his hard work on this excellent piece of legislation. mr. president, today our nation is in pain. it is the pain of centuries of deeply embedded racial injustice. this nation has watched in horror as the last 8 minutes and 46 seconds of george floyd's life were cruelly and needlessly taken from him by a police officer. our nation grieves for the families of breonna taylor, ahmaud arbery, and so many other...
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udall: i'd ask unanimous consent to speak as if in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: i rise to speak about a bipartisan amendment which senator lugar and i filed based on our bill, the fair access to credit scores act of 2010. this amendment, mr. president, is cosponsored by 17 of our colleagues from both sides of the aisle which is, i have to say, a rare bipartisan piece of legislation. our amendment corrects one of the fundamental inequities in our financial system by giving americans free annual access to their credit score. the problem is that most people have been mislead to believe that -- misled to believe people have free access to a credit score, but this isn't true. they only have access to a report. a credit report tells consumers what outstanding credit accounts they have like student loans, credit card ors perhaps a car or home loan. unfortunately it tells americans little else, mr. president. on the other hand, your credit scores, which our legislation makes available, has the critical information cons
udall: i'd ask unanimous consent to speak as if in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: i rise to speak about a bipartisan amendment which senator lugar and i filed based on our bill, the fair access to credit scores act of 2010. this amendment, mr. president, is cosponsored by 17 of our colleagues from both sides of the aisle which is, i have to say, a rare bipartisan piece of legislation. our amendment corrects one of the fundamental inequities in our...
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. >> i know senator udall has a couple questions. go ahead. go ahead, senator mansion -- manchin. >> we all know medicaid was never intended to be the primary problem -- long-term coverage but medicaid's longest payer of long-term care services with long-term care accounting for almost half of national long-term care spending. as a former governor i know giving our state flexibility and resources they need to innovate is a first and critical step toward controlling spending. in the medicaid program and improving long-term care outcomes. we will never achieve quality and savings with a 1-size-fits-all approach that ignores the differences in medicaid population from state to state. as you noted in your testimony minnesota is flying waivers under medicaid to improve wages and pay for services and make sure services go to the most in need which i agree with. that being said what steps could congress take to improve and increase flexibility to states like west virginia and minnesota to maximize the value of long-term care in the medicaid programs?
. >> i know senator udall has a couple questions. go ahead. go ahead, senator mansion -- manchin. >> we all know medicaid was never intended to be the primary problem -- long-term coverage but medicaid's longest payer of long-term care services with long-term care accounting for almost half of national long-term care spending. as a former governor i know giving our state flexibility and resources they need to innovate is a first and critical step toward controlling spending. in the...
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president, that's what the collins-udall amendment intends to do. it would direct the usda to not set maximum limits on the frequency schools can serve one food or vegetable while allowing students to moderate portion size appropriately. our amendment will ensure schools have the flexibility to serve healthy fruits and vegetables consistent with guidelines established jointly by the usda and the department of health and human services called the dietary guidelines for americans. some wonder why senator collins and i have taken such issue with this proposed rule. and yes, we both do come from potato-producing states and beet believe that potatoes have gotten a bad rap. the truth is that when prepared properly, the potato can provide critical nutrients to students that will help them lead healthy lives and be ready to learn in the classroom. in some areas, increased flexibility to serve this nutritious and available vegetable can help schools manage costs so they can afford to purchase other, more expensive vegetables. where i believe school meal prov
president, that's what the collins-udall amendment intends to do. it would direct the usda to not set maximum limits on the frequency schools can serve one food or vegetable while allowing students to moderate portion size appropriately. our amendment will ensure schools have the flexibility to serve healthy fruits and vegetables consistent with guidelines established jointly by the usda and the department of health and human services called the dietary guidelines for americans. some wonder why...